South Korean Government Approves Suspension Of Military Agreement With DPRK
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
The South Korean government has approved a decree suspending the
inter-Korean agreement with the DPRK in the military sphere,
Azernews reports.
The complete suspension of the pact will allow South Korea to
resume military exercises near the DPRK border.
On the eve of the proposal to suspend the agreement of September
19, 2018, the National Security Council (NSC) under the President
made. Now the proposal must be signed by President Yoon Seok-yeol.
The reason for the decision was the recent launch by North Korea of
3,500 balloons with 15 tons of garbage into the border areas of
South Korea. The North Korean authorities said it was a response to
South Korean activists sending anti-Pyongyang materials to the
North.
In November 2023, in response to the launch of the DPRK's first
military reconnaissance satellite, South Korea suspended several
points within the framework of the inter-Korean military agreement
- in particular, intelligence activities in the area of the
military demarcation line were resumed. In response, the DPRK
resumed all actions that were suspended under the 2018 military
agreement with South Korea: it began to deploy military personnel
and weapons in the zone of the military demarcation line.
MENAFN04062024000195011045ID1108296672
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.